by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Sep 25, 2021 | Evangelium
Sunday
26
September
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Psalter II
SS. Cosmas and Damian
Green
Entrance Antiphon: Dn 3: 31, 29, 30, 43, 42
All that you have done to us, O Lord, you have done with true judgement, for we have sinned against you and not obeyed your commandments. But give glory to your name and deal with us according to the bounty of your mercy.
Collect
O God, who manifest your almighty power above all by pardoning and showing mercy, bestow, we pray, your grace abundantly upon us and make those hastening to attain your promises heirs to the treasures of heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: Numbers 11:25-29
The Lord came down in the Cloud. He spoke with Moses, but took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the spirit came on them they prophesied, but not again. Two men had stayed back in the camp; one was called Eldad and the other Medad. The spirit came down on them; though they had not gone to the Tent, their names were enrolled among the rest. These began to prophesy in the camp. The young man ran to tell this to Moses, ‘Look,’ he said ‘Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.’ Then said Joshua the son of Nun, who had served Moses from his youth, ‘My Lord Moses, stop them!’ Moses answered him, ‘Are you jealous on my account? If only the whole people of the Lord were prophets, and the Lord gave his Spirit to them all!’
Psalm 18(19):8,10,12-14
R/ The precepts of the Lord gladden the heart
1. The law of the Lord is perfect, it revives the soul. The rule of the Lord is to be trusted, it gives wisdom to the simple.
2. The fear of the Lord is holy, abiding for ever. The decrees of the Lord are truth and all of them just.
3. So in them your servant finds instruction; great reward is in their keeping. But who can detect all his errors? From hidden faults acquit me.
4. From presumption restrain your servant and let it not rule me. Then shall I be blameless, clean from grave sin.
Second reading: James 5:1-6
An answer for the rich. Start crying, weep for the miseries that are coming to you. Your wealth is all rotting, your clothes are all eaten up by moths. All your gold and your silver are corroding away, and the same corrosion will be your own sentence, and eat into your body. It was a burning fire that you stored up as your treasure for the last days. Labourers mowed your fields, and you cheated them – listen to the wages that you kept back, calling out; realise that the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. On earth you have had a life of comfort and luxury; in the time of slaughter you went on eating to your heart’s content. It was you who condemned the innocent and killed them; they offered you no resistance.
Gospel Acclamation : Jn17:17
Alleluia, alleluia! Your word is truth, O Lord: consecrate us in the truth. Alleluia!
Gospel : Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48
John said to Jesus, ‘Master, we saw a man who is not one of us casting out devils in your name; and because he was not one of us we tried to stop him.’ But Jesus said, ‘You must not stop him: no one who works a miracle in my name is likely to speak evil of me. Anyone who is not against us is for us. ‘If anyone gives you a cup of water to drink just because you belong to Christ, then I tell you solemnly, he will most certainly not lose his reward. ‘But anyone who is an obstacle to bring down one of these little ones who have faith, would be better thrown into the sea with a great millstone round his neck. And if your hand should cause you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life crippled, than to have two hands and go to hell, into the fire that cannot be put out. And if your foot should cause you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life lame, than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. And if your eye should cause you to sin, tear it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell where their worm does not die nor their fire go out.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Grant us, O merciful God, that this our offering may find acceptance with you and that through it the wellspring of all blessing may be laid open before us. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 118: 49-50
Remember your word to your servant, O Lord, by which you have given me hope. This is my comfort when I am brought low.
Prayer after Communion
May this heavenly mystery, O Lord, restore us in mind and body, that we may be coheirs in glory with Christ, to whose suffering we are united whenever we proclaim his Death. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Meditation
Jesus calls his disciples to a wider and broader vision. The Apostles tried to draw a circle that kept the exorcist out. The statement of John does not express a desire to preserve the sacredness of the name of Jesus; it speaks of a desire to protect the status of the apostles and their prerogatives. Jesus draws a wider circle as he does in other circumstances. This is a message we need to hear and take to heart, especially as our communities are being divided by ever-thickening lines that exclude many. Let us have a broader vision and a wider circle.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Sep 24, 2021 | Agenda Biblique
25
septembre
Saint Firmin
Vert
Au 4e siècle, Saint Saturnin, l’un des soixante-dix disciples de Jésus, convertit à Pampelune quarante mille personnes en quelques jours dont le jeune Firmin qui, avec l’âge, devint un fidèle prédicateur du Christ. A vingt-sept ans, Firmin reçut le sacre épiscopal, évangélisa l’Aquitaine et les régions voisines. C’est à Amiens qu’il fut arrêté et discrètement assassiné par le gouverneur païen qui craignait les très nombreux chrétiens de la région.
Antienne d’ouverture : Sg 1, 7
« Je suis le sauveur de mon peuple, dit le Seigneur, s’il crie vers moi dans les épreuves, je l’exauce; je suis son Dieu pour toujours. »
Prière d’ouverture
Seigneur, tu as voulu que toute la loi consiste à t’aimer et à aimer son prochain. Donne-nous de garder tes commandements, et de parvenir ainsi à la vie éternelle. Par Jésus Christ.
Première lecture : Zacharie 2, 5-9.14-15a
Moi, Zacharie, je levai les yeux et voici ce que j’ai vu : un homme qui tenait à la main une chaîne d’arpenteur. Je lui demandai :« Où vas-tu ? » Il me répondit :« Je vais mesurer Jérusalem, pour voir quelle est sa largeur et quelle est sa longueur. » L’ange qui me parlait était en train de sortir, lorsqu’un autre ange sortit le rejoindre et lui dit :Cours, et dis à ce jeune homme :Jérusalem doit rester une ville ouverte, à cause de la quantité d’hommes et de bétail qui la peupleront. Quant à moi, je serai pour elle– oracle du Seigneur –une muraille de feu qui l’entoure, et je serai sa gloire au milieu d’elle. Chante et réjouis-toi, fille de Sion ; voici que je viens, j’habiterai au milieu de toi– oracle du Seigneur. Ce jour-là, des nations nombreuses s’attacheront au Seigneur ; elles seront pour moi un peuple, et j’habiterai au milieu de toi. Alors tu sauras que le Seigneur de l’univers m’a envoyé vers toi.
Cantique: Jr 31, 10, 11-12ab, 13
R/ Le Seigneur nous garde, comme un berger son troupeau. (cf. Jr 31, 10d)
1. Écoutez, nations, la parole du Seigneur ! Annoncez dans les îles lointaines : « Celui qui dispersa Israël le rassemble, il le garde, comme un berger son troupeau.
2. « Le Seigneur a libéré Jacob, l’a racheté des mains d’un plus fort. Ils viennent, criant de joie, sur les hauteurs de Sion: ils affluent vers les biens du Seigneur.
3. « La jeune fille se réjouit, elle danse ; jeunes gens, vieilles gens, tous ensemble ! Je change leur deuil en joie, les réjouis, les console après la peine. »
Acclamation
Alléluia. Alléluia. Notre Sauveur, le Christ Jésus, a détruit la mort; il a fait resplendir la vie par l’Évangile. Alléluia. (2 Tm 1, 10)
Évangile : Lc 9, 43b-45
En ce temps-là, comme tout le monde était dans l’admiration devant tout ce qu’il faisait, Jésus dit à ses disciples : « Ouvrez bien vos oreilles à ce que je vous dis maintenant : le Fils de l’homme va être livré aux mains des hommes. » Mais les disciples ne comprenaient pas cette parole, elle leur était voilée, si bien qu’ils n’en percevaient pas le sens, et ils avaient peur de l’interroger sur cette parole.
Prière sur les offrandes
Reçois favorablement, Seigneur, les offrandes de ton peuple, Pour qu’il obtienne dans le mystère eucharistique les biens auxquels il croit de tout son cœur. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 118, 4-5
Tu nous as ordonné, Seigneur, de garder fidèlement tes préceptes; puissions-nous avancer au droit chemin selon tes commandements.
Prière après la communion
Seigneur, que ton aide accompagne toujours ceux que tu as nourris de tes sacrements, afin qu’ils puissent, dans ces mystères et par toute leur vie, recueillir les fruits de la rédemption. Par Jésus.
Méditation
Jésus annonce pour la deuxième fois sa passion. Il sera livré aux mains des hommes incrédules qui le feront mourir. Jésus est solitaire, isolé et abandonné dans l’accomplissement de sa destinée douloureuse. Ses disciples ne comprennent pas ses paroles. Ils n’ont pas compris que c’était cela le grand acte d’amour. Demandons à Dieu la grâce d’illuminer pour nous le mystère de l’eucharistie.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Sep 24, 2021 | Evangelium
25
September
Saint Finbarr
(c.550 – c.620)
Green / White
He was Bishop of Cork in the 6th century and is patron saint of the city and diocese.
Entrance Antiphon
I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever.
Collect
O God, who founded all the commands of your sacred Law upon love of you and of our neighbour, grant that, by keeping your precepts, we may merit to attain eternal life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: Zechariah 2:5-9,14-15
Raising my eyes, I saw a vision. It was this: there was a man with a measuring line in his hand. I asked him, ‘Where are you going?’ He said, ‘To measure Jerusalem, to find out her breadth and her length.’ And then, while the angel who was talking to me stood still, another angel came forward to meet him. He said to him, ‘Run, and tell that young man this, “Jerusalem is to remain unwalled, because of the great number of men and cattle there will be in her. But I – it is the Lord who speaks – I will be a wall of fire for her all round her, and I will be her glory in the midst of her.”’ Sing, rejoice, daughter of Zion; for I am coming to dwell in the middle of you – it is the Lord who speaks. Many nations will join the Lord, on that day; they will become his people.
Jeremiah 31:10-12,13
R/ The Lord will guard us, as a shepherd guards his flock.
1. O nations, hear the word of the Lord, proclaim it to the far-off coasts. Say: ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, and guard him as a shepherd guards his flock.’
2. For the Lord has ransomed Jacob, has saved him from an overpowering hand. They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion, they will stream to the blessings of the Lord.
3. Then the young girls will rejoice and will dance, the men, young and old, will be glad. I will turn their mourning into joy, I will console them, give them gladness for grief.
Gospel Acclamation: Ac 16:14
Alleluia, alleluia! Open our heart, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 9:43-45
At a time when everyone was full of admiration for all he did, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘For your part, you must have these words constantly in your mind: “The Son of Man is going to be handed over into the power of men.”’ But they did not understand him when he said this; it was hidden from them so that they should not see the meaning of it, and they were afraid to ask him about what he had just said.
Prayer over the Offerings
Receive with favour, O Lord, we pray, the offerings of your people, that what they profess with devotion and faith may be theirs through these heavenly mysteries. Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 118: 4-5
You have laid down your precepts to be carefully kept; may my ways be firm in keeping your statutes.
Prayer after Communion
Graciously raise up, O Lord, those you renew with this Sacrament, that we may come to possess your redemption both in mystery and in the manner of our life. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
Jesus’ statement about his suffering comes at what looks like a time of triumph and glory, at a time when everyone was full of admiration for all he did. He does not want his disciples to get comfortable or carried away by what they see. Beyond it lay his suffering, and the real glory would come after the suffering. God calls us out of our comfort zones. He invites us to look beyond, to keep our eyes and ears open to the pain and suffering around us. He wants us to always remember that true glory comes after suffering.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Sep 23, 2021 | Agenda Biblique
24
septembre
Sainte Thècle
Saint Silouane
Vert / Blanc
Syméon Ianovitch Antonov se fera moine sous le nom de Silouane. Pour lui, si bas qu’on puisse descendre, Jésus est là. Fort de cela, il s’agit de vivre dans la douceur et la prière continuelle, priant pour le monde entier et semant la paix autour de soi.
Antienne d’ouverture : Sg 1, 7
« Je suis le sauveur de mon peuple, dit le Seigneur, s’il crie vers moi dans les épreuves, je l’exauce; je suis son Dieu pour toujours. »
Prière d’ouverture
Seigneur, tu as voulu que toute la loi consiste à t’aimer et à aimer son prochain. Donne-nous de garder tes commandements, et de parvenir ainsi à la vie éternelle. Par Jésus Christ.
Première lecture : Aggée 1, 15b – 2, 9
La deuxième année du règne de Darius, le vingt et unième jour du septième mois, la parole du Seigneur se fit entendre par l’intermédiaire du prophète Aggée : « Va parler à Zorobabel, fils de Salathiel, gouverneur de Juda, à Josué, fils de Josédeq, le grand prêtre, et au reste du peuple. Tu leur diras : Reste- t-il encore parmi vous quelqu’un qui ait vu cette Maison dans sa gloire première ? Eh bien ! Qu’est- ce que vous voyez maintenant ? N’est- elle pas devant vous réduite à rien ? Mais à présent, courage, Zorobabel ! – oracle du Seigneur. Courage, Josué fils de Josédeq, grand prêtre ! Courage, tout le peuple du pays ! – oracle du Seigneur. Au travail ! Je suis avec vous – oracle du Seigneur de l’univers –, selon l’engagement que j’ai pris envers vous à votre sortie d’Égypte. Mon esprit se tient au milieu de vous : Ne craignez pas ! Encore un peu de temps – déclare le Seigneur de l’univers –, et je vais ébranler le ciel et la terre, la mer et la terre ferme. Je vais mettre en branle toutes les nations, leurs trésors afflueront ici, et j’emplirai de gloire cette Maison – déclare le Seigneur de l’univers. L’argent est à moi, l’or est à moi – oracle du Seigneur de l’univers. La gloire future de cette Maison surpassera la première et dans ce lieu, je vous ferai don de la paix, – oracle du Seigneur de l’univers. »
Psaume : 42 (43), 1, 2, 3, 4
R/ Espère en Dieu ! De nouveau je rendrai grâce : il est mon sauveur et mon Dieu ! 42, 5bc
1. Rends- moi justice, ô mon Dieu, défends ma cause contre un peuple sans foi ; de l’homme qui ruse et trahit, libère- moi.
2. C’est toi, Dieu, ma forteresse : pourquoi me rejeter ? Pourquoi vais- je assombri, pressé par l’ennemi ?
3. Envoie ta lumière et ta vérité: qu’elles guident mes pas et me conduisent à ta montagne sainte, jusqu’en ta demeure.
4. J’avancerai jusqu’à l’autel de Dieu, vers Dieu qui est toute ma joie ; je te rendrai grâce avec ma harpe, Dieu, mon Dieu !
Acclamation :
Alléluia. Alléluia. Le Fils de l’homme est venu pour servir, et donner sa vie en rançon pour la multitude. Alléluia. (cf. Mc 10, 45)
Évangile : Lc 9, 18-22
En ce jour-là, Jésus était en prière à l’écart. Comme ses disciples étaient là, il les interrogea : « Au dire des foules, qui suis-je ? » ls répondirent: « Jean le Baptiste ; mais pour d’autres, Élie ; et pour d’autres, un prophète d’autrefois qui serait ressuscité. » Jésus leur demanda : « Et vous, que dites-vous ? Pour vous, qui suis-je ? » Alors Pierre prit la parole et dit : « Le Christ, le Messie de Dieu. » Mais Jésus, avec autorité, leur défendit vivement de le dire à personne, et déclara : « Il faut que le Fils de l’homme souffre beaucoup, qu’il soit rejeté par les anciens, les grands prêtres et les scribes, qu’il soit tué, et que, le troisième jour, il ressuscite. »
Prière sur les offrandes
Reçois favorablement, Seigneur, les offrandes de ton peuple, Pour qu’il obtienne dans le mystère eucharistique les biens auxquels il croit de tout son cœur. Par Jésus.
Antienne de communion : Ps 118, 4-5
Tu nous as ordonné, Seigneur, de garder fidèlement tes préceptes; puissions-nous avancer au droit chemin selon tes commandements.
Prière après la communion
Seigneur, que ton aide accompagne toujours ceux que tu as nourris de tes sacrements, afin qu’ils puissent, dans ces mystères et par toute leur vie, recueillir les fruits de la rédemption. Par Jésus.
Méditation
« Pour vous, qui suis-je ? ». Telle est la question essentielle à laquelle tout croyant est invité à répondre. Lorsque Pierre déclare : « Tu es le Messie de Dieu », il fait un pas de plus. En fin de comptes, il affirme que Jésus nous vient de la part de Dieu, Il est l’accomplissement de toutes les promesses…Au cœur de notre foi, il y’a donc une personne, quelqu’un qui nous invite à le suivre.
by Jude Thaddeus Langeh | Sep 23, 2021 | Evangelium
24
September
St. Stephanie
Green
St Stephanie was martyred at Denderah in Egypt in the fourth century. Stephanie, who was only 18 years old, suffered death together with about 500 Christians who were accused of preferring Christ to the local gods. Their faith and courage are a great challenge for us today.
Entrance Antiphon
I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever.
Collect
O God, who founded all the commands of your sacred Law upon love of you and of our neighbour, grant that, by keeping your precepts, we may merit to attain eternal life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
First reading: Haggai 1:15-2:9
In the second year of King Darius, on the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the Lord was addressed through the prophet Haggai, as follows, ‘You are to speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, the high commissioner of Judah, to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people. Say this, “Who is there left among you that saw this Temple in its former glory? And how does it look to you now? Does it seem nothing to you? But take courage now, Zerubbabel – it is the Lord who speaks. Courage, High Priest Joshua son of Jehozadak! Courage, all you people of the country! – it is the Lord who speaks. To work! I am with you – it is the Lord of Hosts who speaks – and my spirit remains among you. Do not be afraid! For the Lord of Hosts says this: A little while now, and I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. I will shake all the nations and the treasures of all the nations shall flow in, and I will fill this Temple with glory, says the Lord of Hosts. Mine is the silver, mine the gold! – it is the Lord of Hosts who speaks. The new glory of this Temple is going to surpass the old, says the Lord of Hosts, and in this place I will give peace – it is the Lord of Hosts who speaks.”’
Psalm 42(43):1-4
R/ Hope in God; I will praise him still, my saviour and my God.
1. Defend me, O God, and plead my cause against a godless nation. From deceitful and cunning men rescue me, O God.
2. Since you, O God, are my stronghold, why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning oppressed by the foe?
3. O send forth your light and your truth; let these be my guide. Let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
4. And I will come to the altar of God, the God of my joy. My redeemer, I will thank you on the harp, O God, my God.
Gospel Acclamation; Ep1:17,18
Alleluia, alleluia! May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our mind, so that we can see what hope his call holds for us. Alleluia!
Gospel: Luke 9:18-22
One day when Jesus was praying alone in the presence of his disciples he put this question to them, ‘Who do the crowds say I am?’ And they answered, ‘John the Baptist; others Elijah; and others say one of the ancient prophets come back to life.’ ‘But you,’ he said, ‘who do you say I am?’ It was Peter who spoke up. ‘The Christ of God,’ he said. But he gave them strict orders not to tell anyone anything about this. ‘The Son of Man,’ he said, ‘is destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be put to death, and to be raised up on the third day.’
Prayer over the Offerings
Receive with favour, O Lord, we pray, the offerings of your people,
that what they profess with devotion and faith may be theirs through these heavenly mysteries.
Through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon: Ps 118: 4-5
You have laid down your precepts to be carefully kept; may my ways be firm in keeping your statutes.
Prayer after Communion
Graciously raise up, O Lord, those you renew with this Sacrament, that we may come to possess your redemption both in mystery and in the manner of our life. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
It is hard to find God in suffering. We are familiar with the old question: where is God when bad things happen? But in today’s Gospel, we literally find God in suffering. The response of Peter means that Jesus is God. Then Jesus immediately talks about his impending rejection, suffering and death. God himself, in Jesus, suffered. He showed us that sufferings do come our way. But the way out of such suffering is to go right through it. That is what Jesus did. When we go through suffering, God goes with us. Jesus, who understands suffering, accompanies us.
